[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 49841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23715]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[PP 3G4272/T680; FRL 4975-4]


Sulfentrazone; Establishment of a Temporary Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has established a temporary tolerance for residues of the 
herbicide sulfentrazone in or on the raw agricultural commodity 
soybeans at 0.05 part per million (ppm).

DATES: This temporary tolerance expires January 1, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By mail: Joanne Miller, Product 
Manager (PM) 23, Registration Division (7505C), Office of Pesticide 
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, 
DC 20460. Office location and telephone number: Rm. 237, CM#2, 1921 
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, (703) 305-7830; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMC Corporation, Agricultural Chemical 
Group, 1735 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19103, has requested in 
pesticide petition (PP) 3G4272, the establishment of a temporary 
tolerance for residues of the herbicide sulfentrazone N-[2,4-dichloro-
5-[4-(difluoromethyl)-4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-
yl]phenyl]methanesulfonamide in or on the raw agricultural commodity 
soybeans at 0.05 part per million (ppm). This temporary tolerance will 
permit the marketing of the above raw agricultural commodity when 
treated in accordance with the provisions of the experimental use 
permits 279-EUP-131, and 279-EUP-134, which are being issued under the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended 
(Pub. L. 95-396, 92 Stat. 819; 7 U.S.C. 136).
    The scientific data reported and other relevant material were 
evaluated, and it was determined that establishment of the temporary 
tolerance will protect the public health. Therefore, the temporary 
tolerance has been established on the condition that the pesticide be 
used in accordance with the experimental use permits and with the 
following provisions:
    1. The total amount of the active ingredient to be used must not 
exceed the quantity authorized by the experimental use permits.
    2. FMC Corparoation must immediately notify the EPA of any findings 
from the experimental uses that have a bearing on safety. The company 
must also keep records of production, distribution, and performance and 
on request make the records available to any authorized officer or 
employee of the EPA or the Food and Drug Administration.
    This tolerance expires January 1, 1997. Residues not in excess of 
this amounts remaining in or on the raw agricultural commodity after 
this expiration date will not be considered actionable if the pesticide 
is legally applied during the term of, and in accordance with, the 
provisions of the experimental use permits and temporary tolerance. 
This tolerance may be revoked if the experimental use permits are 
revoked or if any experience with or scientific data on this pesticide 
indicate that such revocation is necessary to protect the public 
health.
    The Office of Management and Budget has exempted this notice from 
the requirement of section 3 of Executive Order 12866.
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
(Pub. L. 96-354, 94 Stat. 1164, 5 U.S.C. 601-612), the Administrator 
has determined that regulations establishing new tolerances or raising 
tolerance levels or establishing exemptions from tolerance requirements 
do not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities. A certification statement to this effect was published 
in the Federal Register of May 4, 1981 (46 FR 24950).

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 346a(j).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, 
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: September 7, 1995.

Stephen L. Johnson,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 95-23715 Filed 9-26-95; 8:45 am]
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